Messi was yesterday: a baseball player is now the highest earner in sports. A status with risks.
Rewarded between kick-off and final whistle: The top earners in sport still include those brave men who kick balls. Gods of football. Lionel Messi (regardless of whether before or after tax returns, with doctored or uncooked numbers). Also Cristiano Ronaldo (whether before or after beauty care costs, styled or not). But now a man has overtaken them. Someone who takes the ball into his hands: Shohei Ohtani.
Shothei Ohtani will collect a good $700 million in ten years
Who please? Ohtani – a 29-year-old Japanese from the island of Honshu – plays baseball for the US club the Los Angeles Dogers. The club rewards him for his services: Ohtani is paid a good $700 million for ten playing years – a record contract across all sports, if you add it up over the duration. Running endurance? Ohtani is, above all, a gifted sprinter on the field. And a merciless thrower. He throws the ball out of his hand at 165 kilometers per hour. But, quick hand, nimble fingers, now part of his salary has suddenly gained legs.
The sports channel ESPN reports: Ohtani’s personal translator, who accompanies him in everyday life, presumably translated the star’s wealth into his own? This translator is said to have stolen $4.5 million from the star’s account. The sum ended up in the account of a sports betting accountant. Purpose: private debt settlement.
The sports superstar Ohtani lives a very modest life
No pity for millionaires? But Ohtani is supposed to be a nice, humble guy by reputation. His salary: American. His way of life: Swabian. To date, the Japanese are said to only spend a few hundred dollars per month. He passes on his millions in advertising revenue – from brands like Hugo Boss – to his parents. In any case, Ohtani’s translator has now been fired, the investigation is ongoing and the star’s account will probably recover from the robbery. Any bet!
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2024-03-23 11:01:37
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